Booker Prize - Revision history

Anna Auguscik at 16:42, 9 September 2008

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	*shortlist will be announced on 9 September 2008		*shortlist will be announced on 9 September 2008
	*the winner will be announced on 14 October 2008		*the winner will be announced on 14 October 2008
			===Shortlist===
			*Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger (2008) - Atlantic
			*Sebastian Barry, The Secret Scripture (2008) - Faber and Faber
			*Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies (2008) - John Murray (Ibis Trilogy, book 1)
			*Linda Grant, The Clothes on Their Backs (2008) - Virago
			*Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency (2008) - Fourth Estate
			*Steve Toltz, A Fraction of the Whole (2008) - Hamish Hamilton
	===Longlist===		===Longlist===
	chosen from 112 entries; 103 submitted by publishers and nine submitted by the judges		chosen from 112 entries; 103 submitted by publishers and nine submitted by the judges
	*Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger (2008) - Atlantic
	*Gaynor Arnold, Girl in a Blue Dress (2008) - Tindal Street Press		*Gaynor Arnold, Girl in a Blue Dress (2008) - Tindal Street Press
	*Sebastian Barry, The Secret Scripture (2008) - Faber and Faber
	*John Berger, From A to X (2008) - Verso		*John Berger, From A to X (2008) - Verso
	*Michelle de Kretser, The Lost Dog (2008) - Chatto & Windus		*Michelle de Kretser, The Lost Dog (2008) - Chatto & Windus
	*Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies (2008) - John Murray (Ibis Trilogy, book 1)
	*Linda Grant, The Clothes on Their Backs (2008) - Virago
	*Mohammed Hanif, A Case of Exploding Mangoes (2008) - Jonathan Cape		*Mohammed Hanif, A Case of Exploding Mangoes (2008) - Jonathan Cape
	*Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency (2008) - Fourth Estate
	*Joseph O'Neill, Netherland (2008) - Fourth Estate		*Joseph O'Neill, Netherland (2008) - Fourth Estate
	*Salman Rushdie, The Enchantress of Florence (2008) - Jonathan Cape		*Salman Rushdie, The Enchantress of Florence (2008) - Jonathan Cape
	*Tom Rob Smith, Child 44 (2008) - Simon & Schuster		*Tom Rob Smith, Child 44 (2008) - Simon & Schuster
	*Steve Toltz, A Fraction of the Whole (2008) - Hamish Hamilton

	===Judges===		===Judges===
	*Michael Portillo (Chair)		*Michael Portillo (Chair)

Anna Auguscik at 16:40, 30 July 2008

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	*Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies (2008) - John Murray (Ibis Trilogy, book 1)		*Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies (2008) - John Murray (Ibis Trilogy, book 1)
	*Linda Grant, The Clothes on Their Backs (2008) - Virago		*Linda Grant, The Clothes on Their Backs (2008) - Virago
			*Mohammed Hanif, A Case of Exploding Mangoes (2008) - Jonathan Cape
	*Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency (2008) - Fourth Estate		*Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency (2008) - Fourth Estate
	*Joseph O'Neill, Netherland (2008) - Fourth Estate		*Joseph O'Neill, Netherland (2008) - Fourth Estate

Anna Auguscik at 07:34, 30 July 2008

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	==The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2008==		==The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2008==
	~~'''~~Dates~~'''~~		===Dates===
	*judges announced on 18 December 2007		*judges announced on 18 December 2007
	*the longlist will be announced on 29 July 2008		*the longlist will be announced on 29 July 2008
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	*the winner will be announced on 14 October 2008		*the winner will be announced on 14 October 2008

	~~'''~~Longlist~~'''~~		===Longlist===
			chosen from 112 entries; 103 submitted by publishers and nine submitted by the judges
	*Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger (2008) - Atlantic		*Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger (2008) - Atlantic
	*Gaynor Arnold, Girl in a Blue Dress (2008) - Tindal Street Press		*Gaynor Arnold, Girl in a Blue Dress (2008) - Tindal Street Press
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	*Steve Toltz, A Fraction of the Whole (2008) - Hamish Hamilton		*Steve Toltz, A Fraction of the Whole (2008) - Hamish Hamilton

	~~'''~~Judges~~'''~~		===Judges===
	*Michael Portillo (Chair)		*Michael Portillo (Chair)
	*Alex Clark		*Alex Clark
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	==The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2007==		==The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2007==
	~~'''~~Winner~~'''~~		===Winner===
	*Anne Enright, The Gathering (2007) by Jonathan Cape		*Anne Enright, The Gathering (2007) by Jonathan Cape

	~~'''~~Shortlist~~'''~~		===Shortlist===
	*Nicola Barker, Darkmans (2007) by Fourth Estate		*Nicola Barker, Darkmans (2007) by Fourth Estate
	*Ian McEwan, On Chesil Beach (2007) Jonathan Cape		*Ian McEwan, On Chesil Beach (2007) Jonathan Cape
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	*Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) by Hamish Hamilton		*Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) by Hamish Hamilton

	~~'''~~Longlist~~'''~~		===Longlist===
	*Edward Docx, Self Help (2007) by Picador		*Edward Docx, Self Help (2007) by Picador
	*Tan Twan Eng, The Gift of Rain (2007) by Myrmidon		*Tan Twan Eng, The Gift of Rain (2007) by Myrmidon
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	*A.N. Wilson, Winnie & Wolf (2007) by Hutchinson		*A.N. Wilson, Winnie & Wolf (2007) by Hutchinson

	~~'''~~Judges~~'''~~		===Judges===
	*Howard Davies-Chair, former director of the Financial Services Authority, director of the LSE		*Howard Davies-Chair, former director of the Financial Services Authority, director of the LSE
	*Wendy Cope, poet		*Wendy Cope, poet
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	*Imogen Stubbs, actor and writer		*Imogen Stubbs, actor and writer

	~~'''~~Main points of debate~~'''~~		===Main points of debate===
	*Large amount of newcomers on the longlist vs. missing stars. New generation?		*Large amount of newcomers on the longlist vs. missing stars. New generation?
	*"Booker Dozen" - 13 books for long-list as key term; less books in long-list provide better possibility to read them before the shortlist is published, i.e. better sales (cf. Pauli)		*"Booker Dozen" - 13 books for long-list as key term; less books in long-list provide better possibility to read them before the shortlist is published, i.e. better sales (cf. Pauli)

Anna Auguscik at 07:11, 30 July 2008

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 *shortlist will be announced on 9 September 2008
 *the winner will be announced on 14 October 2008
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	*[http://www.manbookerinternational.com/intro/ The Booker International Prize]		*[http://www.manbookerinternational.com/intro/ The Booker International Prize]

	~~==Contact==~~
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	[[Category:Literary Awards]]		[[Category:Literary Awards]]

Anna Auguscik at 20:28, 22 July 2008

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			click here for the seminar [[2008-09 MM The Booker Prize 2008 and the Culture of Literary Prizes]]
	==The Man Booker Prize for Fiction==		==The Man Booker Prize for Fiction==
	*"The prize is the world's most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and even publishers"		*"The prize is the world's most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and even publishers"
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	==The Best of Bookers==		==The Best of Bookers==
	*The Prize was first launched for the 25th anniversary of the Booker Prize in 1993. Salman Rushdie won the Booker of Bookers with the 1981 winning novel Midnight’s Children following the decision by a judging panel which included Malcolm Bradbury, David Holloway and WL Webb.		*The Prize was first launched for the 25th anniversary of the Booker Prize in 1993. Salman Rushdie won the Booker of Bookers with the 1981 winning novel Midnight’s Children following the decision by a judging panel which included Malcolm Bradbury, David Holloway and WL Webb.
	*The Prize was announced for the second time on Thursday 21 February 2008 to celebrate the 40th anniversary. The Best of the Booker ~~will honour~~ the best overall novel to have won the prize since it was first awarded on 22 April 1969. 41 novels ~~will be~~ eligible for the award as there were two winners in both 1974 and in 1992.		*The Prize was announced for the second time on Thursday 21 February 2008 to celebrate the 40th anniversary. The Best of the Booker honours the best overall novel to have won the prize since it was first awarded on 22 April 1969. 41 novels were eligible for the award as there were two winners in both 1974 and in 1992. On 10 July, 2008 Salman Rushdie was named winner of the Best of the Booker award for [[Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children (1981)\|Midnight's Children]], again.

	==The Booker International Prize==		==The Booker International Prize==

Anna Auguscik at 18:56, 21 March 2008

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	==The Man Booker Prize for Fiction==		==The Man Booker Prize for Fiction==
	*"The prize is the world's most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and even publishers"		*"The prize is the world's most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and even publishers"
	* Founded in 1968 after the model of the French Prix Goncourt, it has been awarded since 22 April 1969 by the Booker Prize Foundation ~~which~~ is ~~mainly~~ sponsored by [http://www.mangroupplc.com ~~The~~ Man Group], a leading global provider of alternative investment products and solutions as well as one of the world's leading futures brokers, ~~[http://www.maninvestmentproducts.com~~ Man Investments] and ~~[http://www.manfinancial.com~~ Man Financial].		* Founded in 1968 after the model of the French Prix Goncourt, it has been awarded since 22 April 1969.
			* Originally known as the Booker-McConnell Prize, it was first sponsored by Booker plc (since the merge with Iceland plc in 2000 known as The Big Food Group, in 2005 bought by Baugur Group). In 2002 the prize was transferred to Booker Prize Foundation (BPF) and is since sponsored by [http://www.mangroupplc.com/Default.aspx?PageID=122 Man Group], a leading global provider of alternative investment products and solutions as well as one of the world's leading futures brokers, Man Investments and Man Financial.
	* It is awarded annually for the best original full-length novel in the English language by an author who must be citizen of the UK, the Commonwealth, the Republic of Ireland or Zimbabwe, and who receives £50.000 "and both the winner and the shortlisted authors are guaranteed a worldwide readership plus a dramatic increase in book sales". Books must be a unified and substantial work, neither a book of short stories nor a novella is eligible.		* It is awarded annually for the best original full-length novel in the English language by an author who must be citizen of the UK, the Commonwealth, the Republic of Ireland or Zimbabwe, and who receives £50.000 "and both the winner and the shortlisted authors are guaranteed a worldwide readership plus a dramatic increase in book sales". Books must be a unified and substantial work, neither a book of short stories nor a novella is eligible.
	* The award ceremony is broadcasted live on television.		* The award ceremony is broadcasted live on television.

Anna Auguscik at 12:54, 4 March 2008

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	'''Main points of debate'''		'''Main points of debate'''
	*Large amount of newcomers on the longlist vs. missing stars. New generation?		*Large amount of newcomers on the longlist vs. missing stars. New generation?
			*"Booker Dozen" - 13 books for long-list as key term; less books in long-list provide better possibility to read them before the shortlist is published, i.e. better sales (cf. Pauli)
	*Discussion whether McEwan's ''On Chesil Beach'' is a novel or a novella		*Discussion whether McEwan's ''On Chesil Beach'' is a novel or a novella
	*Lloyd Jones's ''Mister Pip'' attracts the biggest sales and remains a favourite for quite some time. Nevertheless, Katie Price's biography beats all bookers in sales.		*Lloyd Jones's ''Mister Pip'' attracts the biggest sales and remains a favourite for quite some time. Nevertheless, Katie Price's biography beats all bookers in sales.
	*Anne Enright discussed as the conservative choice		*Anne Enright discussed as the conservative choice
			*The ceremony as too business-like and not up-to-date in terms of globalization.

	==The Best of Bookers==		==The Best of Bookers==

Anna Auguscik at 09:04, 3 March 2008

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	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
	===General===		===General===
			*English, James F. The economy of prestige. Prizes, awards, and the circulation of cultural value. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Press, 2005.
	*Markovits, Benjamin. "Prize Fight." New York Times Book Review, (2005 Mar 6), p. 27.		*Markovits, Benjamin. "Prize Fight." New York Times Book Review, (2005 Mar 6), p. 27.
	*Ginsburgh, Victor. "Awards, Success and Aesthetic Quality in the Arts." The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Spring, 2003), pp. 99-111.		*Ginsburgh, Victor. "Awards, Success and Aesthetic Quality in the Arts." The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Spring, 2003), pp. 99-111.

Anna Auguscik at 21:51, 28 February 2008

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	*Strongman, Luke. The Booker Prize and the Legacy of Empire. Cross/Cultures: Readings in the Post/Colonial Literatures in English. 54. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rodopi, 2002.		*Strongman, Luke. The Booker Prize and the Legacy of Empire. Cross/Cultures: Readings in the Post/Colonial Literatures in English. 54. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rodopi, 2002.
	*Huggan, Graham. The Postcolonial Exotic. Marketing the Margins. London and New York: Routledge, 2001.		*Huggan, Graham. The Postcolonial Exotic. Marketing the Margins. London and New York: Routledge, 2001.
	*Todd, Richard. Consuming Fictions: The Booker Prize and Fiction in Britain Today. London, England: Bloomsbury, 1998.
	*Huggan, Graham. "Prizing 'Otherness': A Short History of the Booker." Studies in the Novel, 29:3 (1997 Fall), pp. 412-33.		*Huggan, Graham. "Prizing 'Otherness': A Short History of the Booker." Studies in the Novel, 29:3 (1997 Fall), pp. 412-33.
			*Todd, Richard. Consuming Fictions: The Booker Prize and Fiction in Britain Today. London, England: Bloomsbury, 1996.
	*Huggan, Graham. "The Postcolonial Exotic: Salman Rushdie and the Booker of Bookers." Transition, 64 (1994), pp. 22-29.		*Huggan, Graham. "The Postcolonial Exotic: Salman Rushdie and the Booker of Bookers." Transition, 64 (1994), pp. 22-29.
	===Specific===		===Specific===